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The Real Life Invisible Man

Can you see him? Chinese artist Liu Bolin is a real life invisible man. Bolin manages to camouflage himself into any surroundings, no matter how difficult they might be.

Liu spends up to 10 hours working on a single photo, to make sure he gets it just right. But its worth it – often passers-by don’t even realize he is there until he moves. Bolin, who has garnered interaction critical acclaim in the art world, says these strange photos are a visual statement about not fitting into modern society and that they have a political message. He says they are a protest against the actions of the Chinese Government, who shut down his art studio in 2005 and continue to persecutes the country’s artists.